@ GattoNero, hi there - I appreciate your well written response as well. I don't mean to go on to some sort of self righteous "I'm a tech guru" type of extreme, but it's worth noting a few key points. I work in the IT field and am very familiar with all of these settings changes, parameters, etc with both Windows as well as Linux. I have active bug reports with several Linux trackers in regard to this issue, which I initiated prior to realizing this is also an issue that exists on Windows with identical problems. When you have hardware failing to this degree across Windows 7, 8, Ubuntu, Fedora, Mint, you name it, it's difficult to not point the finger at Intel; the hardware manufacturer. It's also worth mentioning that I have tried a total of 3 home routers (one in active use, two on the shelf I set up for testing this 7260 issue), along with my work environment's wireless, and all four environments did nothing positive in regard to my wireless performance.
I hope you can understand that the level of troubleshooting I've done, coupled with the lack of response from Intel has caused me to be a little more callus in regard to this issue. This card is a year and a half old. There have been countless reports about it. I never said that the 7260 is a 100% failure, but to ignore the magnitude of users reporting the-very-same-issue with this card would be downright foolish, yet Intel hasn't addressed it.
I understand that you cannot possibly test every single scenario prior to release. I get that. I understand it. Here's the difference. If Intel would have released the card, problems arose, they said "whoops" and addressed it, that'd be fine. I would support a company that messes up left right and sideways *but* fixes the issue over a company that does nothing to address a widespread issue any day of the week.
I apologize for being so callus, but Intel's lack of communication, response, and activity on the issue has caused this situation to come to this. Nothing bothers me more than a large corporation selling a product that has known issues without addressing those issues. Again, if Intel would announce today "hey folks, here's the plan to address this" I'd change my stance entirely. But given they're not, and undoubtedly won't, I can only look at them with a magnitude of frustration.
I mean, let me ask you this. Put yourself in the shoes of myself and the users facing the issue. What... what do we do? We've replaced the card. Some of us have had motherboards, antennas, this-that-and the other replaced, all with no dice. We've tested other operating systems, drivers, settings, and preferences, again all with no success. We have a non-functional product that we paid money for. What do you do? Sing kumbaya? Sorry for being so abrasive - but I certainly don't think so. If Intel would actually address the issue at hand, I'd be happy to host a bon-fire to sing a little kumbaya with Intel being my primary guest, but until then...
